SHANGHAI – Relentless rains in central and southern China have raised water levels in the Three Gorges Dam, resulting in much broader flood damage considerations.
One of the largest in the world, the Three Gorges Dam in Hubei Province now contains water from China’s longest Yangtze River at a point that exceeds 162 meters on Tuesday afternoon. The dam built to hold 145 meters of water.
Due to heavy rains since June, the government has allowed the dam to retain more water to prevent flooding downstream. The dam began pumping off excess water in late June in an attempt at volume.
The dam first pumped 30,000 cubic feet. meters of water consistent with the moment. The rate has been reduced to less than 20,000 cubic feet. meters consistent with the moment in mid-July.
But heavy rains continued without ceasing and floodwaters poured into the Three Gorges Dam increased to 61,000 cubic meters according to Saturday, according to official Xinhua news agency.
More than 400 rivers flooded, affecting another 24 million people this month, and the government estimated the economic cost at 64.4 billion yuan ($9.2 billion). Wuhan, the country of origin of the new coronavirus, among flood flood flooding spaces.
The Ministry of Water Resources said all dams along the Yangtze River were being safely monitored, with 30,000 tracking stations along the river and the network of adjustable flood bombs. But there have been hypotheses in the Chinese media as to whether dams will be damaged if heavy rains continue.
The Ministry of Water expects the rains to continue on Thursday, according to media reports. The National Weather Center has begged affected spaces to remain on alert.
Honda Motor operates 3 floors in Wuhan. The facility is to blame for part of the 1.37 million cars manufactured through the Japanese automaker in China in fiscal 2019.
“At this point, there is no effect on the reports, adding on the dealerships,” said a Honda representative. But in the event of severe flooding, the blow to Honda’s Chinese business would be considerable.
Japanese tire manufacturer Bridgestone operates a car seat cushion factory in Wuhan. On Wednesday afternoon, “there was no effect on the amenities and the source chain of the device did not stop,” said a Bridgestone spokesman.
No damage was reported to the truck and engine factories of Isuzu Motors in Chongquing, a city on the Yangtze River. The same goes for the installation of Mazda Motor in the city of Nanjing, also located along the river.
Companies were forced to temporarily close their plants this spring due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. Factories began repairing overall capacity in April, and China is the only market in which operations have returned to pre-pandemic levels. Flooding would possibly negate those gains.
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